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IHT Quick Read: June 10

NEWS A 29-year-old former C.I.A. computer technician went public on Sunday as the source behind the daily drumbeat of disclosures about U.S. surveillance programs, saying he took the extraordinary step because “the public needs to decide whether these programs and policies are right or wrong.” Mark Mazzetti and Michael S. Schmidt report from Washington.

North and South Korea agreed to hold high-level talks this week to discuss reopening their joint operation of an industrial complex on the border, as well as other economic and humanitarian projects that have faltered amid tensions built by nuclear tests and threats of war. Choe Sang-Hun reports from Seoul.

Work to fortify defenses along the Elbe in Magdeburg, Germany, left volunteers exhausted Sunday. In Hungary, the Danube flooded parts of Budapest, and roads and rails were restricted.Credit Ronny Hartmann/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Ethel Maqeda, formerly a university lecturer in Zimbabwe, fled the country after repeated threats and raids on her home. CARA helped her settle into life in Britain.Credit Andrew Testa for the International Herald Tribune

EDUCATION The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, now 80 years old, has been helping the persecuted since the rise of the Nazis before World War II. D.D. Guttenplan reports from London.

ARTS “Kinky Boots” pulled off an upset win for best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, while Christopher Durang’s play “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” won for best play. Patrick Healy reports.

SPORTS Rafael Nadal on Sunday became the first man in history to win eight singles tennis titles at the same Grand Slam tournament when he beat David Ferrer in three sets at the French Open. Christopher Clarey reports from Paris.

The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont winners, along with their handlers, represent the good in horse racing and give the sport a summer to look forward to. Joe Drape reports.